Debt (Schedule of Principal Values, Fair Values, and Carrying Values of Debt) (Details) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal Balance	$ 12,720,000,000	$ 12,396,000,000
Fair Value	12,231,852,000	12,386,665,000
Carrying Value	12,631,332,000	12,302,694,000
Less: current maturities of long-term debt	(662,264,000)	(24,000,000)
Total long-term debt, net of current maturities	$ 11,969,068,000	12,278,694,000
Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, maturity date	Jul. 07, 2026
Principal Balance	$ 680,000,000	350,000,000
Fair Value	680,000,000	350,000,000
Carrying Value	$ 680,000,000	350,000,000
2018 Term Loan [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, maturity date	Apr. 11, 2025
Principal Balance	$ 2,310,000,000	2,316,000,000
Fair Value	2,275,350,000	2,289,945,000
Carrying Value	$ 2,299,522,000	2,304,697,000
2014-2C Tower Securities [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, maturity date	Oct. 08, 2024
Principal Balance	$ 620,000,000	620,000,000
Fair Value	622,065,000	641,793,000
Carrying Value	$ 617,343,000	617,095,000
2018-1C Tower Securities [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, maturity date	Mar. 09, 2023
Principal Balance	$ 640,000,000	640,000,000
Fair Value	640,960,000	650,163,000
Carrying Value	$ 638,264,000	637,812,000
2019-1C Tower Securities [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, maturity date	Jan. 12, 2025
Principal Balance	$ 1,165,000,000	1,165,000,000
Fair Value	1,137,529,000	1,174,728,000
Carrying Value	$ 1,158,043,000	1,157,446,000
2020-1C Tower Securities [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, maturity date	Jan. 09, 2026
Principal Balance	$ 750,000,000	750,000,000
Fair Value	715,215,000	746,498,000
Carrying Value	$ 744,406,000	744,052,000
2020-2C Tower Securities [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, maturity date	Jan. 11, 2028
Principal Balance	$ 600,000,000	600,000,000
Fair Value	575,178,000	605,268,000
Carrying Value	$ 594,975,000	594,774,000
2021-1C Tower Securities [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, maturity date	Nov. 09, 2026
Principal Balance	$ 1,165,000,000	1,165,000,000
Fair Value	1,087,283,000	1,144,846,000
Carrying Value	$ 1,154,213,000	1,153,700,000
2021-2C Tower Securities [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, maturity date	Apr. 09, 2027
Principal Balance	$ 895,000,000	895,000,000
Fair Value	835,053,000	883,213,000
Carrying Value	$ 886,383,000	886,116,000
2021-3C Tower Securities [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, maturity date	Oct. 09, 2031
Principal Balance	$ 895,000,000	895,000,000
Fair Value	841,944,000	902,446,000
Carrying Value	$ 886,045,000	885,976,000
2020 Senior Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, maturity date	Feb. 15, 2027
Principal Balance	$ 1,500,000,000	1,500,000,000
Fair Value	1,462,320,000	1,550,790,000
Carrying Value	$ 1,484,876,000	1,484,178,000
2021 Senior Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, maturity date	Feb. 01, 2029
Principal Balance	$ 1,500,000,000	1,500,000,000
Fair Value	1,358,955,000	1,446,975,000
Carrying Value	$ 1,487,262,000	$ 1,486,848,000

Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance.

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